Hi Could SKS tell me when the last blast was fired at the Blaenavon furnace please? I know I could probably look it up but I suspect we have an expert on listwho has it at his/her fingertips. Regards Dawn dawn.cumbley@virgin.net

Dawn Cumbley <dawn.cumbley@virgin.net> wrote: Could SKS tell me when the last blast was fired at the Blaenavon furnace please? I know I could probably look it up ...... ===================== Dear Dawn, According to the 'Blaenavon.info' website, "The last furnace was blown out in 1904." See http://www.norbiton.com/blaenavon/ Kind regards, John -------------------- John Ball, Ystalyfera, near Swansea, Wales, UK E-mail: john@jlb2005.plus.com John's Homepage: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/ Images of Wales: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/walespic/ Welsh Family History Archive: http://www.jlb2005.plus.com/wales/ GENUKI Breconshire Maintainer: http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/ Joint Administrator - Powys (& BRE/MGY/RAD) RootsWeb mailing lists